acharné

acharné
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., grand, petit).
adjective
a. relentless
Il faut être un sportif acharné pour atteindre un tel niveau.You have to be a relentless athlete to reach such a level.
b. hard
Chaïma est une travailleuse acharnée, qui ne s'arrête que pour manger et dormir.Chaïma is a hard worker who only stops to eat and sleep.
c. dogged
Devant le Parlement, le Premier ministre s'est livré à une défense acharnée du projet de loi.In front of Parliament, the Prime Minister delivered a dogged defense of the bill.
a. fierce
Les candidats à l'élection présidentielle se sont lancés dans une lutte acharnée pour le pouvoir.The presidential candidates engaged in a fierce struggle for power.
b. bitter
Après quatre ans de combats acharnés, la Première Guerre mondiale s'est achevée en novembre 1918.After four years of bitter fighting, the First World War came to an end in November 1918.
c. strenuous
Les grévistes ont déployé des efforts acharnés pour obtenir gain de cause.Strikers made strenuous efforts to win their case.
A masculine or feminine noun is a noun can be masculine or feminine depending on the gender of the person or animal it refers to (e.g., le footballeur, la footballeuse).
masculine or feminine noun
3.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(person extremely dedicated to their passion or goal)
a. nut
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Ma sœur est une acharnée du snowboard et fabrique elle-même son matériel.My sister is a snowboarding nut and makes her own equipment.
b. fiend
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Quand mon PC m'a lâché, j'étais bien content d'avoir un acharné d'informatique dans la famille !When my PC failed me, I was glad I had a computer fiend in the family!
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